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APMT Apapa, GIVO Launch Zero-Carbon Recycling Hub To Tackle Plastic Waste
In a strategic move to combat plastic pollution and foster environmental sustainability in Apapa, APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria’s largest container terminal, has partnered with waste management startup Garbage In Value Out (GIVO)…
MWUN, Insurance Firm Partner To Protect Passengers Safety On Waterways
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the aegis of the President - General, Comrade Francis Bunu Abi has partnered with Coronation Life Assurance Limited, situated at Coronation Building, 119, Awolowo Road,…
Delay In Refund Of Container Deposits: SEREC Proposes Solutions To Shipping Industry Challenges
The Sea Empowerment and Research Center (SEREC) has raised concerns over persistent delays in the refund of container deposits by shipping lines, a practice that has caused significant frustration among shippers and freight…
OMI EKO’ PROJECT: LASG Gets EU’s Support For €410M Waterways Project
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, met with the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Gautier Mignot, to discuss the strength of Lagos-EU cooperation and…
Ballast Water System Failure Sank MSC Ship – Indian Authorities
India’s Director General (DG) of Shipping Shyam Jagannathan has disclosed that the sunken wreck of container ship MSC Elsa 3 has been declared a state-specific disaster by Kerala.
Jagannathan told a news conference on…
SSASCGOC Maritime , MWUN To Shut Down Port Operations Over Arrest Of 3 NPA Workers By Sanwo Olu S.S.A
Organised labour under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) Maritime Branch and the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria MWUN on Thursday, May 29, 2025,…
NNS Beecroft Commissions New Facilities To Enhance Personnel Welfare, Operational Readiness
In a significant move to enhance the welfare and well-being of personnel, the Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT under the leadership of commodore Paul Ponfa Nimmyel commissioned infrastructural projects on Thursday, 29 May 2025.
This…
APM Terminals Apapa Clarifies Empty Container Returns
APM Terminals Apapa has responded to recent concerns surrounding the congestion of empty containers at its terminal, setting the record straight on the root causes of the situation and assuring stakeholders of its continued…
FG Launches Life Jacket Campaign In Akwa Ibom,
The Federal Government through the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola CON, has expressed the commitment in ending the unnecessary loss of lives on the nation's waters.
The Minister disclosed this at…
SOS At Seas: Seafarers Abandonment Hits Devastating New Highs—Urgent Action Needed
New figures from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)has revealed that seafarer abandonment is escalating sharply, with 158 cases recorded by May 2025, up from 119 at the same time in 2024.
According to ITF ,…